Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you. That's happening. I move:

That the revised program of sittings be agreed to.

In summary, in the week of Senate budget estimates, we won't be sitting. On the final day of Senate only, which is 7 December: realistically, we were probably going to be brought back anyway, so we've listed that as a formal sitting day with a question time. I'd advise members that, as often happens in the final day of the year, it is often the case that that Senate sitting goes very late, so, even though it's the seventh that is scheduled as a sitting day, I would advise members it's worthwhile staying in Canberra and being here for at least the morning of the eighth.

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